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Leeuwin Estate, a family winery located in one of the world’s most spectacular and isolated wine regions, Margaret River, Western Australia, has earned an international reputation for producing outstanding wines and for staging spectacular alfresco summertime concerts featuring an eclectic mix of the world's finest musicians and entertainers including Ray Charles, Diana Ross, Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, k.d lang, Simply Red, Sting, Carole King, Diana Krall, Chris Isaak and James Taylor.

As a benchmark Margaret River family winery, Leeuwin Estate attracts thousands of discerning wine connoisseurs each year. Visitors to the Estate can indulge in a wine tasting or a behind-the-scenes tour, take part in a unique immersion experience, tour our Art Gallery or enjoy a seasonal, locally sourced meal in our award-winning restaurant.

In 1972, following an extensive search for the area most suitable to produce the best varietal wines in Australia, legendary Napa Valley winemaker, Robert Mondavi, identified the future site of the Leeuwin vineyard. With Mondavi acting as consultant and mentor during Leeuwin’s establishment, the winery has evolved under the direction of the Horgan family and now exports its wines to over 30 countries.

Leeuwin Estate was thrust into the international spotlight when Decanter Magazine gave its highest recommendation to the 1980 "Art Series" Chardonnay in an international blind tasting. The accolades have continued. The Estate has been ranked as a five star winery by James Halliday and received Hugh Johnson’s highest ranking. On three occasions Leeuwin has been included in the prestigious category of International Winery of the Year by US Wine & Spirits magazine and included in the prestigious French publication, 100 Vins De Legende, as one of the world's great wine legends. Leeuwin wines have featured on the cover of WINE SPECTATOR and been included in the Editor’s annual selection of top 100 wines a number of times. Scoring 98/100 points Editor at Large, Harvey Steiman, wrote of the 2001 Art Series Chardonnay, “this gets my vote for the greatest white wine Australia has ever produced.”